Luke 11:5-12 (New Living Translation)
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Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this illustration: "Suppose you went to a friend's house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You would say to him,
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'A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.'
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He would call out from his bedroom, 'Don't bother me. The door is locked for the night, and we are all in bed. I can't help you this time.'
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But I tell you this – though he won't do it as a friend, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you what you want so his reputation won't be damaged. a
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"And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.
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For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.
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"You fathers – if your children ask b for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?
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Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not!
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Luke 11:8 - Greek in order to avoid shame, or because of [your] persistence.
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Luke 11:11 - Some manuscripts add for bread, do you give them a stone? Or if they ask.